Stair-carpet fastener.



J. F. BILLBNSTEIN. STAIR CARPET FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED 00T. 2, 1914.

mama Jan. 26, 1915.

will lie a ainst the carpet along the line 4where sai carpet bendsupward from the horiontal to the,l vertical positibn, and will sion,

help to hold ythe carpet smooth and straight; and likewise it conceals from View that part of the lowei' end of the gripper bars which are below slot 15,@but outside of the'carpet.

Having described'my invention, I claim: l. A stair carpet fastening device, comprising a thin, flat yspring metal gripper bar having an upwardly projecting prong at its upper end, and a downwardly projecting prong at its lower end, and having, adjacent to said lower end, an outward lateral extension, and there bei ing a slot in said gripper bar adjacent toits lower end, which slotr exten s from the inneredge of said gripper bar outward into said lateral extensionand beyond gie vplane of the outer edge of the gripper an. f

2. A. stair carpet fastening device, comprising a thin, having an upwardly projectin prong at its upper end and ar` downward y projecting pron at its lower end and having adjacent to said lower end an outward lateral"extenand there being a slot in said gripper bar adjacent to its lower end, which sldt extends from the inner edge of said, gripper bar outward intoA said lateral extension and beyond the plane of the outer edge of the gri per bar, and said gripper bar having a orwardly and upwardly bent U-shaped clamping hook which is integrally connected with the lower edge of said outward lateral Kextension.

'prising a thin,

gripper bar,

each oi' said lat sprin metal gripper bar g edge-of the 3, A stair carpet fastening device comilat spring metal gripper bar having a downwardly projecting prong at its lower end and having 4. In a stair fastening device,'the combif nation of a right gripper bar, and a left each oi" which is made of thin liat spring steel, and has an upwardly exl tended prong at its upper end, and a downwardly extended prongat its lower end, and

lower end an outward lateral extension, and there being'in each bar', adjacent'to its lower end,` a slot which extends from the. inner bar outwardly into said lateral extension andbeyond theplane of the outer edge of said bar, and Aeach of said bars hav ing also adjacent to lowerend and integral with the lateral`extension thereof a forwardly and upwardl bent U-shapedhook, and a stair rod whic extends between and goes through both hooks and-is held thereby.'

In testimony whereof, hereunto aiiix my signature in the presence of' ltwo witnesses..

JOHN FREDERICK BILLENSTEIN.

Witnesses: 1 i

E. L. THURBTON, AJJ. HUDSON.

'an outward lateral 40 y -extension adjacent to its lower end, and there being a slot ,inner edge of'said bars having adjacent to its(- 

